Global Patent Index - EP 3491747 B1

EP 3491747 B1 20200701 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF TERMINAL DEVICE USING BEAM SWEEPING

Title (en)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF TERMINAL DEVICE USING BEAM SWEEPING

Title (de)

TELEKOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER POSITION EINER ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG MITTELS STRAHLABTASTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS DE TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS POUR DÉTERMINER L'EMPLACEMENT D'UN DISPOSITIF TERMINAL PAR BALAYAGE DE FAISCEAU

Publication

EP 3491747 B1 20200701 (EN)

Application

EP 17748677 A 20170719

Priority

  • EP 16184120 A 20160812
  • EP 2017068260 W 20170719

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018028960A1] Infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the infrastructure equipment comprising: a transmitter operable to transmit a first radio signal to a terminal device located within one of a plurality of predetermined geographical regions, wherein the value of one or more predetermined parameters indicative of the one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions within which the terminal device is located is determinable by the terminal device on the basis of the first radio signal, each of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions being associated with a different respective value of the one or more predetermined parameters which is indicative of that predetermined geographical region; a receiver operable to receive a second radio signal from the terminal device located within the one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions, the second radio signal being generated by the terminal device on the basis of the value of the one or more predetermined parameters indicative of the one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions, the value of the one or more predetermined parameters being determined by the terminal device on the basis of the first radio signal; and a controller operable to determine the one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions within which the terminal device is located on the basis of the second radio signal.

IPC 8 full level

H04B 7/0491 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04B 7/0491 (2013.01 - US); H04B 7/0634 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 7/0695 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 64/006 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 1/724 (2021.01 - US); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01 - US); H04W 88/04 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2018028960 A1 20180215; EP 3491747 A1 20190605; EP 3491747 B1 20200701; EP 3723298 A2 20201014; EP 3723298 A3 20210113; US 10595296 B2 20200317; US 11064455 B2 20210713; US 2019182798 A1 20190613; US 2020221415 A1 20200709

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2017068260 W 20170719; EP 17748677 A 20170719; EP 20175007 A 20170719; US 201716324646 A 20170719; US 202016819173 A 20200316